Residency Facts at a Glance

PGY 1 Rotation Weeks

  • Emergency Medicine Orientation: 4 weeks
  • Vacation: 3 weeks
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology: 3 weeks
  • Trauma: 4 weeks
  • Anesthesia/Ultrasound: 4 weeks
  • Ortho: 3 weeks
  • MICU: 4 weeks
  • CORE (Ortho, Cards, Pediatrics): 4 weeks

PGY 2 Rotation Weeks

  • Vacation: 3 weeks
  • Surgical ICU: 4 weeks
  • Cards ICU: 4 weeks
  • Community EM: 4 weeks
  • EMS: 3 weeks
  • Emergency Medicine Critical Care: 4 weeks
  • Emergency Medicine & Pediatric Emergency Medicine: 30 weeks

PGY 3 Rotation Weeks

  • Vacation: 3 weeks
  • Pediatric ICU: 4 weeks
  • Elective: 3 weeks
  • Community Emergency Medicine: 4 weeks
  • Emergency Medicine & Pediatric Emergency Medicine: 38 weeks

Where Do We Work?

  • UF Shands Main ED
  • UF Shands Peds ED
  • Kanapaha Community ED

Volume: 138,000 Visits/Year

  • Level 1 Trauma Center
  • Burn Center
  • Comprehensive Stroke Center
  • Accredited Chest Pain Center

How Much Do We Work?

  • PGY 1: 20 shifts per month
  • PGY 2: 19 shifts per month
  • PGY 3: 18 shifts per month

Hours

  • Weekdays: 8 hours
  • Weekends: 12 hours
  • Pediatric ED: 10 hours (longitudinal)
  • Goal for 2 weekends off per EM block

Fellowships

40% go on to fellowship!

Mentorship Programs

  • Faculty – Resident
  • Senior Resident – Intern System
  • Nursing Mentor

Benefits

  • Health insurance (included)
  • $1,000 food stipend
  • $1,000 education stipend
  • Scrubs, jacket, and white coat
  • ACEP, EMRA, SAEM Membership
  • Rosh review
  • Peer IX review
  • …and many more!

Wellness

  • Protected time after conference
  • Macro: resident retreat, St. Augustine, Ginnie Springs, UF events, Women in EM, axe throwing
  • Micro: game nights, trails, beach days, post-shift meals, breweries

Diversity

  • 14 residents/class
  • Residents/faculty profiles online
  • UF EM DEI committee participation

Resident-Run Committees

  • Wellness
  • Social media
  • Medical Student Liaison
  • Interview prep
  • EMRA Liaison

Recent Improvements

  • Goodbye call schedule!
  • Protected night-before conference for PGY1s
  • Interactive didactics
  • Rebuilt CORE rotation

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